Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:37:02 -0400
Reply-To: Jim Henry <jch@JCHGIS.COM>
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From: Jim Henry <jch@JCHGIS.COM>
Subject: Re: Over heated and need more power!
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Gary,
I would suspect that if you are still on the original radiator, any new
radiator would help. Where are you going to mount your intercooler? Be sure
radiator fans are working.
Jim
Jim Henry
Durham, NC
85 RX7 GSL-SE
84 RX7 GSL-SE
85 RX& GSL-SE parts car
85 VW Westy Camper
95 Aurora (what a pig)
96 Olds 88 LS (I drive a lot of miles)
97 GEO lsi (wife's car)
86 RX7 (son's car)
Are there any others back there under the trees?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
> On Behalf Of Tom Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:41 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Over heated and need more power!
>
> You might try using an 80C thermostat and 80C fan switch in
> the radiator for better cooling and use propane injection for
> periods where you need more power. Do a search in google on
> VW propane injection.
> TEMiller
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Liess" <joyluck@SONIC.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:17 AM
> Subject: Over heated and need more power!
>
>
> > I just returned from a camping trip to the Sierra's around
> Lake Tahoe
> > and south. I have an 82-diesel westy with a 1.9 TD. When
> driving in
> > the mountains the temperature gauge was 2/3 when running at 55 MPH,
> > its warmer than I would like but I can live with it. When
> I tried to
> > climb (in
> second
> > gear) Monitor pass (8000 ft.) the temp gauge went to 7/8
> and then the
> light
> > went on and the expansion tank blew its top and boiled water out.
> >
> > I have two questions for this group who seem to know
> everything about
> these
> > vans.
> >
> > Would putting in a radiator from a gas model 1983 or later
> improve the
> > diesels cooling and would it be adequate? While I was on
> the side of
> > the road on Monitor pass I saw a Vanagon that had climbed the pass
> > coming down from the other way, so I'm guessing that the
> water boxer
> > cooling is
> adequate.
> >
> > I need more power for climbing in the mountains, at 6000 to
> 8000 ft.;
> > I could only go 35 mph up some of the hills and was passed
> by a semi.
> > I am installing an intercooler. Short of installing a TDI is there
> > anything I can do to get more power or torque from this engine?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated from the respected and
> honored geniuses
> > of the group.
> >
> > Gary
> >
>
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